The discovery mentioned is not of the script itself, but the fact that lots of common people were extensively using it all over Africa. Previously, it was belie

The discovery mentioned is not of the script itself, but the fact that lots of common people were extensively using it all over Africa. Previously, it was believed that this script was used by a small part of African population, as a result of its distant past. The author has provided samples of this in several countries, and for common use (like for his own family), something that was not believed to be true in modern Africa.